Standing alone and unchanging,
one can observe every mystery.
Present at every moment and ceaselessly continuing--
This is the gateway to indescribable marvels.
--Lao Tzu

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Inner power

In my last post I kind of tossed off inner power as though it should be an addendum to character. But no, let me take that back. Character is something that should grow out of the natural confidence that comes from a strong sense of our inner vitality.

For many years in my practice I've seen vitality and chi as something that exists outside of me.This probably has a lot to do with the dyspraxic thinking that always has me seeing power as and outside thing. Something I need to either surrender to or flee.

Until I can surrender to the power inside of me I'm probably never going to lose this nagging anxiety that continues to block me from getting the things in life that I need and want.

An Adventure in Standing Still

This is a record of my long and wide ranging meditation journey, from Zhan Zhuang, a Chinese standing meditation, to Tergar, a non-secular meditation community established by the Tibetan teacher and monk, Mingyur Rinpoche.